Poker: Building pots with strong hands
Your odds against being dealt pocket aces are 220-1. Your odds against being dealt pocket jacks or better are 54-1. Chances are, you’ll find yourself with a lot of drawing hands, meaning you’ll face the tricky quandary of creating a big pot in case you hit your card vs. the futility of chasing.
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Poker glossary:
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
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